Force sensing brings intuitive functionality to interactive touchscreen kiosk applications

by Ian Crosby — Sales & Marketing Director, Zytronic

Kiosk owners can retrofit force sensing by updating the firmware and adapting their application software to respond appropriately.

Indian online grocery delivery provider to install kiosks to tap offline market

March 5, 2018

BigBasket, an online Indian grocery delivery service, is planning to tap the offline market using kiosks that will offer grocery items, according to inc43.com.

Jersey City to have free Wi-Fi kiosks

March 5, 2018

Jersey City, New Jersey, has signed an agreement with Smart City Media to develop and install public information kiosks that provide free Wi-Fi access…

Habit Restaurants to develop kiosk ordering system

March 2, 2018

Habit Restaurants Inc. in Irvine, California, will develop a kiosk ordering system and digital mobile app and test breakfast menu items, according to the…

Indian airport tests check-in kiosk on passenger buses

March 2, 2018

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, in collaboration with the Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore, India, has installed an automated…

ZIVELO receives Growth Partner of the Year award from Honeywell

During the Honeywell Grow 2018 Partner Conference last week in Dallas, ZIVELO was presented with the Growth Partner of the Year, Gold award.

GNC stores introduce kiosks to provide exercise and nutrition advice

March 1, 2018

JYM Supplement Science has introduced the "Results Station" at 1,600 GNC Live Well stores — kiosks that bring exercise and nutrition advice to consumers…

Solar powered EV charging station in Austin supports its smart cities initiative

March 1, 2018

A solar-powered kiosk in Austin, Texas, known as Electric Drive, enables residents to fuel electric vehicles and cell phones, as well as serving as an access…

AI powers automated retail machine's interactivity

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Using artificial intelligence, the Vicki from ViaTouch Media lets shoppers take products from a shelf and examine them before making a purchase. The customer…

USA Technologies expands availability of software for micro markets

February 28, 2018

USA Technologies Inc., a payment technology service provider of integrated cashless and mobile transactions in the self-service retail market, has announced…

Connected Technology Solutions expands operations to bring more manufacturing in-house

February 28, 2018

Connected Technology Solutions Inc. has leased a 42,590-square-foot building near its Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, headquarters to expand its operations and…

KeyMe retrofits key copying kiosks to duplicate RFID cards

February 27, 2018

KeyMe, a self-service key copying technology provider, has implemented RFID card duplicating capability at 111 of its 1,500 kiosks, mostly in urban U.S. areas…

Cryptocurrency ATMs expand in New Jersey

February 27, 2018

Cryptocurrency ATMs continue to expand in New Jersey, according to hudsonreporter.com.

Limited-service restaurants take the lead with self-order kiosks as technology evolves

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Most observers expect self-service progress to continue in the restaurant space as both kiosk hardware and software evolve to make the ordering experience more…

TrueConf creates custom made car rental kiosk with video conferencing

February 26, 2018

TrueConf has introduced TrueConf SDK, a free video library, and has created a kiosk with a built-in custom application for car rental to illustrate the SDK's…

PayRange and Masterpass offer free credit to self-service equipment customers

February 26, 2018

PayRange, a mobile solutions provider for self-service equipment such as vending, amusement and laundromat machines, and Masterpass, a digital wallet app from…

Ticketing, recharging kiosks coming to Indian train stations

February 23, 2018

The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation in India plans to install automated ticket vending machines and smart card recharging consoles to shorten the waiting lines…

Missouri considers allowing medication-disposal kiosks to help contain opiod epidemic

February 23, 2018

Missouri Republican Representative Keith Frederick has introduced a bill to the Missouri state legislature that would permit medication-disposal kiosks…

Bicycle kiosks come to Lincoln, Nebraska

February 22, 2018

Bike LNK has installed its first two bicycle kiosks in Lincoln, Nebraska, according to 101now.com. Jamie Granquist, Bike LNK city manager, said the city will…

Doctor network teams with Sri Lanka hospital

February 22, 2018

eChannelling PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest doctor network, has partnered with Lanka Hospital PLC to offer a self-help kiosk, according to the Daily Mirror. The…